Apparel garment



July l5, 1930. R. M. BINSWANGER `APPAREL GARMENT Filed Jan. 26, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l July 15, 1930.

Filed Jan. 26, 1928 Patented July 15, 193() UNrEi" stares PATENT Brennan M BNsWnNGEn, OE EIA-sm ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, AssIGNon To Kors BROS. INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION or NEW YORK APAREL GAEMENT Application mea ramiaryVj 26,1928. sei-iai No. 249,589.

This invention relates to an apparel garment and particularly to that type of undergarmentknown as a gi'rdle and adapted to be secured ont the bodyof the wearer by connectingthe portions of the garment to one another at'one sidethereof. The Object of the invention inthe present case is to include in a. garment of this type a suitableabdominal'support'er, the position of which may be varieddepending upon the length of the abdomen :of the wearer. Thev garment is preferably-so 'constructed that the parts thereofv are connected atthe sideof the body so that there A is included a f ront member, a back member, :and elastic side members, by which latter the" necessary y circumferential tension islprovided to cause the garment to adequately adjust and maintain itself in position when in use. The feature of the abdominal sup! porter 'to' which my present'invention more particularly relates isone in which this supporter is connected in such a manner as to be vadjustable to position in its Aentirety and tobe' secured in place in the garment Within reasonable limits so that it may be raised and lowered, that-"is, placed in different' positions depending upon the lengthof the abdomen of the wea-rer.' A This'featuretogether with the construction of the abdominal support membergwillfbe hereinafter more particularly de- SCiib'ed; Y Y, p

In the `dra'wingFigurefl is a perspective view illustrating the use of' the garment made in `accordance withY this invention,

f Fig-2 is a perspective view on an enlarged scale, and l Figi?) is a plan view of the inner side of the garmentshowing the same in a fiat posi- Ition.

In Acarrying out the invention, as will be seen by yreference to the drawings, the garment 'includes' ay front member, ,a back mem-v ber,iside"members,jand an abdominal support inem-ber which maybe "placed in different poi sitionsfi'nthe garment. As illustrated the front mem-ber is "so 'constructed as to include a central/section 101and lateral sections 11 and 12j? The sections 1Q and 11 are connected by a -reinforcing'strip 13 and suitable lines of stitching while the sections 1Q and 12 are connected in a similar manner by a reinforc ing strip 14 and suitable lines of stitching. Associated with the reinforcing strip 13 I may employ stays, as indicated at 15, and in a like manner stays 16 may be placed in pockets provided therefor by the reinforcing strip 14. These stays 15 and 16 preferably eX- tend from the upper edge of the garment appreciable distances downwardly. This front member is preferably made of inelastic material. The back member 17 is also preferably made of inelastic material, and may be so constructed as to include a plurality of sections connected by'suitable reinforcing strips and lines of stitching and with which there may be associated suitable stays, as indicated at 18, 19,20 and 21, orotherwise. The garment also includes side members 22 and 23, which are made; of suitable elastic material. The right handside member 22 is connected atits forward edge to the rearward edge of' the section 12 by a reinforcing strip 24 and suitable linesof stitching. At its rearward edge this side -member 22 is connected `to the adjacent yedge of the back section 17 in a similarmannerhand in these portions of the garment I may employ suitable stays, as indicatedat `25 and 2,5. The forward edge of the back member at the left side of the garment is connected to the rearward edge of the side member '23 by a reinforcing strip 26 and suitable lines of stitching. In the upper portion of this reinforcing strip there may be a pocket for the reception of a stay 27. At the free end of the front member I use a reinforcing strip 28 to which in spaced positions there is secured a series of hooks 29 and at the free edge of the side member 23 there is a reinforcing strip 30 to which is secured a corresponding series of eyes 31, each eye 31 being adapted to be engaged by a hook 29 in securingthe garment in position on the body of the wearer. At the upper edge of the garment I prefer to employ a strip'of elast-ic material, as indicated at 32. This eX- tends from one end of the garment to the other and functions to cause the Vwaist line section of the garment to conform to the waist line of the body. Secured to the forward edge of the back member at the right side of the garment I employ an anchor mem` ber 33 and similarly in the left-hand side of the garment extending from the back member there is-an anchor member 34.

The garment also includes an'abdominal support. This su port, as illustrated, is constructed to inclu e a front member of inelastic material comprising sections 35 and 35', elastic sections 36 and 37, and end sections 38 and 39. The front sections 35 and 35 are connected along a centrally disposed line. The forward edges of the elastic sections 36 and 37 are connected to the rearward ed es of the sections 35 and 35. The rearwar edge of the elastic section 36 is connected to the forward edge of the end section 38, and the rearward edge of the elastic section 37 is connected to the forward edge of the end section 39. The end section. 38 is provided with a reinforcin strip 40 secured to which is a series of hoo :s 41, each ada ted to engage with an eye 42 secured to tiie anchor member 33. In a similar manner the end section 39 is provided with a reinforcing strip 43 to which there is secured a series of hooks 44, each of which is adapted to engage with an e e 45 secured to the anchor member 34. T e hooks of the abdominalsupport member and the eyes connected to the anchor members are spaced like distances apart and the anchor members are longer than the height of the abdominal support member and there are more eyes in the series thereof connected to the anchor members than there are hooks in the series at the edges of the abdominal support member. Consequently the position of the abdominal` support member may be raised and lowered depending upon the length of the abdomen of the wearer.

The abdominal support member also includes a reinforcing member 46 which is secured in the lower central portion thereof together with tension straps 47 and 48. The tension strap 47 at its forward end is connected to the edge of the reinforcing member 46 by a suitable line of stitching 49 and extends upwardly to the end member 38. Similarly the forward end of the tension strap 48 is secured to the opposite edge of the reinforcinor member 46 by the line of stitching 51 and at its opposite edge to the end member 39 by a line of stitching 52. These straps 47 and 48 therefore incline upwardly and extend over the lower portions of the front sections 35 and 35 and the elastic sections 36 and 37. By this structure, as will be understood, a circumferential tension is afforded by the elastic sections 36 and 37 and an upwardly extending tension in addition to the circumferential tension by means of the tension straps 47 and 48, thereby providing an abdominal support for the abdomen. Also, as indicated, the garment maybe fitted with suitable hose supporters. Those in the front are designated at 54 and 55, those at the sides are indicated at 56 and 57 and those at the back at 58 and 59.

I claim as my invention:

1. In an apparel garment scribed, an abdominal support member comprising a central inelastic section adapted to extend over the abdomen of the wearer, a

reinforcing member secured to the lower central portion of the said central inelastic section and terminating appreciably above the lower edge thereof, an elastic section secured to each of the distant edges of the said inelastic central section, an inelastic end section secured to the distant edge of each of the said elastic sections, the said elastic sections and inelastic end sections extending from the upper to the lower edges of the said abdominal support member, elastic tension straps having the forward ends thereof secured in the said reinforcing member, extending `upwardly over the said elastic sections and having their distant ends secured in the said inelastic end members whereby a circumferential tension is exerted by the said elastic members throughout the entire abdominal support member and an upwardly extending tension is exerted in the lower portion of the said abdominal support member which supplements the circumferential tensionin this portion thereof, the said tensional forces acting substantially at right angles to one'another, and means for detachably connecting the said abdominal sup 10o port member in different positions to vary the height of the same in the garment.

2. In an a parel garment of the type described, an a dominal support member comprising an lnelastic' central section, a rein 105 forcing pad having upwardly converging edges secured to the lower front portion of the inelastic central section and terminating appreciably above the lower edge thereof, elastic sections connected to the distant edges of the said inelastic section, inelastic end sections connected to the distant edges of the said elastic sections, the said end sections and elastic sections extending from the upper to the 115 lower edges of the abdominal support member, tension straps having their forward edges secured to the converging edges of the said reinforcing pad, extending over the said elastic sections, and having their distant' 120 edges connected to the said inelastic end sections, whereby the said elastic sections exert a substantially uniform circumferential tension from the upper to the lower edges of the abdominal support member and the said 126 tension straps exert an upwardly directed tension in the lower portion of the abdominal support member which supplements the circumferential tension in the lower portion of the abdominal support member, the said ten 130 of the type de- 70 having their forward edges sional forces acting substantially at right angles to one another` and means for Connecting the said inelastic end sections in the garment to vary the height of the said abdominal support member therein.

Signed by me this 7th day of January, 1928.

RICHARD M. BIN SWAN GER. 

